Chatpata Aloo Chat

Chatpata Aloo Chat: Mouth watering snacks for evening but can be consumed at any point of time. Good thing about the chat is that it is liked by people of all ages.

Ingredients: (Serves 4-5)

Potato mid/big sized- 6
Vegetable Oil -2 cups
For chutney:
Sugar-1 cup
Red paprica/red deghi mirch(without hotness)/red kashmiri mirch- 1 big tsp
Fennel(Saunf) powder- 1 tsp
Cummin(Jeera) powder-1 tsp
Aamchur(Dried mango) powder-2 big tsp
Black salt/Kala namak- 1 tsp
Chat Masala
Saunth(Dried ginger)-1 tsp
Salt to taste

Process:

Peel the potatoes and cut into big cubes(8 cubes for one big potato). In a frying pan heat the oil and fry the potato cubes till it turns partially brown. Take the fried potato cubes in a bowl and let it cool for couple of minutes. Take a clean towel or paper napkin and put the cubes in between the folds of towel/paper and press the cubes with your palm. The cubes will roughly acquire the shape of a circle. Heat the oil once again into a high temperature and then fry the pressed potato cubes till it turns brown thoroughly.
    For the Chutney: Take 1 cup of sugar in a pan over the oven and add about one and half cup of water to it. Let the sugar dissolve in water under low flame. Add aamchur powder, saunth, kashmiri red mirch, kala namak, cumin powder, fennel powder and salt to taste. Let it simmer for a while unless the water gets sticky in nature.Do it over low flame or else the chutney will turn very thick in couple of seconds.
    Take the fried potatoes in a plate and add the above chutney over it. Spread the chat masala over it and mix it well. Before serving add few more spoons of chutney.
    Rest of the chutney can be kept for long in refrigerator for further use.